Raise your hand if you're down for a play-with-makeup for the fun of it kind of night! The Sinful Colors x Vanessa Hudgens collection is just right for that. I received this box complimentary from Influenster to test out. You normally don't see me wearing bright colors, especially on my face, but this was too good to pass up! I call it "mermaid style" because of the beautiful blue and purple shades.

The box came filled with goodies - including a duo creme eyeshadow, bold brow (which can also be used as eyeshadow if you're like me and not bold enough to actually use it on your brows), gel eyeliner, color mascara, and a highlighter stick. My favorite item is probably the highlighter, because I just love highlighters in general and this one is so pretty! These products are perfect for beach days, mermaid style or summer photo shoots, and even dress-up Halloween looks. Who says you can't add a little color every once in a while?

This month marks two years of A Happy Blur. I've been doing a lot of reminiscing lately. Going through photos over the past couple of years, thinking about the collaborations and the incredible/supportive/talented people that I have met through this. I came across this shoot that I hadn't posted yet on here, but it's one of my favorites. (A) I had the opportunity to work with one of the most talented photographers I know, Chelsea Images, who has so much in store for her career and life. (B) It's a simple shoot. No flashy clothes or jewelry, no props, just me sitting on a chair in front of a backdrop looking into a camera.

I'm a simple person really, but so terribly complicated in the same moment.

I love photo shoots - they're probably my favorite thing to do - but can't study the images directly after or else I'll pick out too many things I don't necessarily like about myself. Give me some time and then they will be my favorite photographs. Writing is another one of my passions, but explain to me why I get this apprehension and put off every time I have to write something? I need my quiet time - major introvert status here - but have to have a balance of being around people as to not go completely lonely. Dressing up is my favorite - maybe more than photo shoots actually - but I sure do love staying in with my hair and makeup undone, lounging in sweats while finishing up work on the computer.

But I think most everyone can be a simple complication as well sometimes.

I've never really shared what brought me to making this blog in the first place. Well, you see, I had no idea where my life was going. The gap year after high school was coming to its end and I still was unsure of what to do. I thought maybe film or photography could be the right direction. My mom always insisted that I'm a writer, that I needed to pursue something that had to do with that. I started following these amazing - not to mention stylish - bloggers on Instagram and eventually thought hey, I could try to do something like that as an outlet for my writing. Trust me, my style has come a looong way since the beginning of this blog. I was nowhere near the fashionista that I am now. This blog had a way of changing that for me.

So now here I am, two years later, working on a personal styling certification that will lead to a business in the near future, stronger than I think I have ever been in my walk with the Lord, motivated to actually do work that I love, surrounded by so many good people, and enjoying every moment of it.


But that's not to say that I have it all figured out or that every moment is a happy blur. No, it's quite the opposite. (btw - apologies if this sounds odd. I just watched a movie about a girl with a British accent so now I'm thinking in an accent and that's affecting my writing.) I spend the majority of my time not feeling like myself, sad, crying over anything and everything in the same moment, frustrated that I'm going nowhere but seeing how God is moving in my life even during the waiting times.

While I wish that every day could be remembered as a happy blur, I understand that it's not all going to be like that. And that's okay. Because even if it doesn't all feel okay or I'm lost in my own head sometimes, I will always strive to keep myself open and real, to write about whatever it is that's going through my mind, the heavy topics or the light. There's too many walls that we have all built up, too many fake acts that people put on. And I don't ever want that for myself. If it seems that I'm being quiet or distant, it's honestly just that. Not much of what I do is in correlation to a reaction to others. With that said, if it's perceived that I'm unapproachable or may not like you, come see for yourself. I think you'll find something a lot different than what you were expecting.

So even if I may seem odd, annoying, too personal, or what have you, this is me. The good, the fun, the troubles, the laughter, the tears. It's all just me.

This is, unapologetically, me.

Thanks for letting me share my heart week after week. 

p.s. - I'd like to get to know you too. ♡

One of my favorite things to share with y'all are new collections by quality brands. Which is why I'm using this post to share the new Spring Collection of eyeglasses by Warby Parker!

These are some of the most stylish glasses that I have seen. And, seeing that I have been on the hunt for new glasses - mine are quite a few years old so not such a great prescription anymore - this couldn't have come at a better time! There's nothing like a new look, and glasses add an easy, flexible option to update your style and also see clearer. Not only are these glasses stylish, but they also include 100% UV protection, scratch-resistant, and anti-reflective lenses.

Some of my favorites of this collection are Hughes Small in Chestnut Crystal, Bell in Hazelnut Crystal, Louise Metal in Rose Gold, Millie in Lychee Crystal, and Nora in Rose Gold.






When I'm wearing my old glasses that have a weak prescription, I often feel very out of it. Same thing happens when I try reading devotionals while feeling tired. Sometimes I think it's just necessary to put down the devotional. 

So as we update our glasses to focus better, let's update our daily habits as well and really dig deep instead of just living in a mediocre fashion. ♡

This L'Oreal Elvive Color Damage Hair Mask recently came in the mail, complimentary from Influenster to try out, and y'all, it is a hair saver! I've been using it two-three times a week, alternating when I wash my hair and I can't believe how much better my hair feels from it. It's like a conditioner with extra strength. So simple to add it into your hair routine with such good results.

Over the years, I have dyed my hair from purple to pink highlights to brighter blonde. I've just recently the past few months let it go back to its natural blonde. So what you see here is all real. I think it's slightly blonder still just because it was dyed on the ends in the past and the sun just continues to lighten it up.

This is also my natural texture, just plain and straight. Most of the damage in my hair is due to curling it almost every time I go out - call me crazy but I like to add a little texture rather than just leaving it flat. But now that I have been using this hair mask, it's finally getting back to a smoother, not frizzy, less damaged texture so I can actually wear it natural like this and be okay with it!



So this post is for all of y'all out there who have damaged hair - whether from dying or straightening or curling. It's difficult to escape hair damage and even more so to turn it back around to its natural style without the frizz or the split ends. This hair mask can do just that, though, and I am so happy to have the opportunity to try it out so I can share it with you!



With this cold weather, everything's become dry - my face, my hair, even my personality haha. Between the cold and my severe lack of sleep (tell me why again I've been staying up until 4 or 5 in the morning?!) I have just gotten lost so much in my mind that it's hard to even put words together. And on top of that I feel like crying on the whim of a hat over nothing, so this whole sleep and cold thing needs some damage control too. I just wish there was a conditioner that could fix it as quick as my hair. But, unfortunately no one has come out with something like that.

So really all I can do is get some sleep, layer up to stay warm, and just give it all up to God. I know I say this time and time again, but it just keeps ringing true how much I need to surrender. Without even meaning to, I find myself trying to stay on top of everything all on my own and that's enough to overwhelm anyone. Seriously, have you seen my to-do list lately? So when it all just gets to me like this, so much that I can hardly even have a normal conversation with anyone, I try to take it as a reminder to let go. Life with all of its daily chores and constant running is too much to try to take on my own. Quite often, I just have to cry out to Jesus, letting go of it all into his steady hands, making way for his will to be done. Not mine, Lord, but Yours be done. ♡